Life In Vet School & Tips On Getting In
So you want to become a veterinarian. Now what? Some people say that veterinary school is the hardest type of professional school to get accepted to. I disagree. Getting accepted in to veterinary school is not that hard, but it does take strategy! This blog will: 1) Provide information to aspiring veterinary students that will help them become the most competitive candidate they can be. 2) Provide a glimpse into what veterinary school is like at UC Davis. Enjoy! -Sharon
First day of fall term, you all gather in Valley Hall and, upon seeing your classmates in their normal street clothes, you feel your mind going blank as you struggle to remember the names of the people you’ve spent the past week bonding with. Don’t worry, everyone’s experiencing the same thing; just reintroduce yourselves! Fall Read More …
Some of you, my followers, read my blog regularly or search back in time to find old entries that might sound interesting or relevant, others are newcomers. I decided that it might be useful to have a “What the first year of vet school is like.” summary just to sum up how things went. Also, Read More …
I know it may seem ironic that I am posting about adapting to life in vet school when I have less than 1 month remaining in my first year of vet school, but nevertheless, here it goes… I think this term I have demonstrated my ability to live my life happily and successfully while managing Read More …
I know it may seem ironic that I am posting about adapting to life in vet school when I have less than 1 month remaining in my first year of vet school, but nevertheless, here it goes… I think this term I have demonstrated my ability to live my life happily and successfully while managing Read More …
Although I am convinced that my mind and body went straight from Spring Break to Summer Vacation, I am managing to regain my focus. There has been a lot going on in my life, so the first 3 weeks of school that were virtually without schoolwork or studying of any kind were somewhat of a Read More …
I’m half way through finals week and still feeling pretty good. I’m not exhausted and I haven’t lost any sleep. The weather has been beautiful and I’m enjoying every minute of the sun I can with the daylight savings changeover. However, while I am relaxing and enjoying studying in the sun, I know many of Read More …
This was supposed to be the most difficult term of first year. Key words: supposed to Sure there were a lot of challenging courses and tests nearly every week (which definitely interfered with skiing), but I don’t think it was that bad. Others may disagree, but that is just my opinion. Now, here we are Read More …
I’m at the point in vet school where I’ve realized that my life is very, very different from the way it was before vet school. How did I realize this, you ask? Well, the first time I realized that although I’ve lived in Davis for 2.5 months, I’ve only gone food shopping 3 times. (Keep Read More …
Yesterday the class of 2013 at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine took their first Anatomy exam of vet school. After many late nights and early weekend mornings in the anatomy lab, some were panicked, wondering whether what they had managed to stuff enough anatomical information into their already congested brain, and others were Read More …
I am a month in to veterinary school at UC Davis. Things are going wonderfully despite the fact that I am spending more time than I ever have in my life studying and in class/lab in an attempt to grasp the massive amount of material that I am required to learn in such a short Read More …